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'''Nawabganj Upazila''' ([[Dhaka District|dhaka district]]) area 244.80 sq km, located in between 23°34' and 23°45' north latitudes and in between 90°01' and 90°17' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Singair Upazila|singair]] upazila on the north, [[Dohar Upazila|dohar]] upazila on the south, [[Keraniganj Upazila|keraniganj]], [[Serajdikhan Upazila|serajdikhan]] and [[Sreenagar Upazila|sreenagar]] upazilas on the east, [[Harirampur Upazila|harirampur]] and [[Manikganj Sadar Upazila|manikganj sadar]] upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 296605; male 145548, female 151057; Muslim 231488, Hindu 59559, Buddhist 5535 and others 23.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: [[Ichamati River|ichamati]], Kaliganga; Aona Canal and Bhangabhita Canal are notable.

''Administration'' Nawabganj Thana was formed in 1874 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural

|-
|
-
|
14
|
190
|
329
|
15797
|
280808
|
1212
|
63.6
|
53.9
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area (sq km)

|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density (per sq km)
|
Literacy rate (%)
|-
|
1.76
|
6
|
15797
|
8975
|
63.57
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female

|-
|
Agla 6

|
3720

|
7863

|
8257

|
56.83

|-
|
Kalakopa 74

|
1700

|
10778

|
10015

|
63.86

|-
|
Kailail 67

|
8630

|
13415

|
12700

|
45.20

|-
|
Galimpur 47

|
2241

|
5713

|
6063

|
60.29

|-
|
Churain 40

|
5165

|
10494

|
10902

|
60.20

|-
|
Joykrishnapur 61

|
3990

|
7727

|
8759

|
51.16

|-
|
Nayansree 81

|
5468

|
12061

|
13370

|
58.94

|-
|
Bakshanagar 13

|
2077

|
8976

|
9464

|
59.50

|-
|
Baruakhali 33

|
2602

|
6499

|
7021

|
47.62

|-
|
Barrah 27

|
4224

|
11433

|
12077

|
54.45

|-
|
Bandura 20

|
3689

|
14662

|
14871

|
61.91

|-
|
Jantrail 54

|
4807

|
11072

|
11273

|
51.68

|-
|
Shikari Para 88

|
2738

|
7743

|
8599

|
46.89

|-
|
Sholla 94

|
9459
|
17112
|
17686
|
45.75
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:NawabganjUpazilaDhaka.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Braja Niketan, Hasnabad Church, Bakshanagar Church, Baghmara Math, remnants of the residence of Zamindar Khelaram Dada.

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 485, temple 195, church 6, tomb 2. Noted religious institutions: tomb of Hazrat Afaz Uddin Shah (R) (Galimpur).

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 54.4%; male 56.4%, female 52.6%. Educational institutions: college 7, secondary school 34, primary school 109, community school 13, madrasa 4. Noted educational institutions: Bandura Holy Cross High School (1912), Churain Tarini Bama High School (1923).

''Cultural organisations'' Club 48, community centre 1, music academy 1, cinema hall 4, cultural organisation 3, women organisation 1, theatre group 2.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 31.01%, non-agricultural labourer 3.07%, industry 3.68%, commerce 12.98%, transport and communication 1.95%, service 12.26%, construction 3.82%, religious service 0.13%, rent and remittance 19.36% and others 11.74%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 42.42%, landless 57.58%; agricultural landowner: urban 25.62% and rural 43.32%.

''Main crops'' Boro paddy, aman paddy, potato, jute, mustard, pulse.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Aus paddy, tobacco.

''Main fruits'' Mango, guava, papaya, jackfruit, coconut, litchi, banana.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 250, dairy 240, poultry 165.

''Communication facilities'' Pucca road 96.50 km, semi-pucca road 106 km, mud road 660 km; waterway 11 nautical miles; bridge 3, culvert 150.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, bullock cart, horse carriage.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, weaving, embroidery, wood work, bamboo work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Hats and bazars are 41, fairs 4, most noted of which are Bairagi Paush Mela at Bandhanpara and mela of Hazrat Afaz Uddin Shah (R) at Galimpur.

''Main exports'' Jute, cotton sari and lungi.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 42.05% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 93.41%, tap 0.36%, pond 1.31% and others 4.92%. The presence of arsenic has been detected in shallow tube-well water of the upazila.

''Sanitation'' 38.69% (rural 37.52% and urban 60.56%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 55.90% (rural 56.97% and urban 36.04%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 5.41% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Upazila health complex 1, union health and family welfare centre 10, community clinic 26, satellite clinic 4, family planning centre 4.

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are World Vision, [[Thengamara Mahila Sabuj Sangha|thengamara mahila sabuj sangha]], [[BRAC|brac]], [[ASA|asa]],[[Proshika| proshika]]. [Md. Abu Hasan Farooque]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Field report of Nawabganj Upazila 2010.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

[[bn:নবাবগঞ্জ উপজেলা (ঢাকা)]]

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